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5050 Yellow Beeswax BP / Ph. Eur.
Product code: 5050
Unit Weight in kg: 1
Description
Yellow Beeswax 5050 is refined by our long standing supplier in China, supplied in pellets for ease of use and contains maximum value of 18% hydrocarbon content.
Suitable for a wide range of cosmetic uses, this wax complies with the monographs of the British and European Pharmacopoeia for Cera Flava.
It has a characteristic fine-grained, matt, non-crystalline fracture; becomes soft and pliable when warmed by hand. Relative density, about 0.96.
This wax is practically insoluble in water; partially soluble in hot ethanol (90%) and in ether; completely soluble in fatty and essential oils.
Being twice filtered, this beeswax contains the negligible amounts of natural impurities such as pollen, oils or propolis.
Yellow Beeswax BP/Ph.Eur. has many functions in hair and skin products: stabiliser, thickener, texturiser, humectant, emollient, protecting agent. It is suitable for a whole range of skin and hair products from balms, ointments and salves to depilatories, creams, cleansers and lotion bars.
The pellets are with a fine-grained, matt, non-crystalline fracture; the wax becomes soft and pliable when warmed by hand. Odour, faint and characteristic of honey. Relative density, about 0.96. Yellow Beeswax 5050 is practically insoluble in water; partially soluble in ethanol (90%). and in ether; completely soluble in volatile and fixed oils.
If you’re looking for a yellow beeswax traceable right back to the beekeeper, you may be interested in our super sustainable Yellow Beeswax from The East Africa Wax Company, SKU CN-1369-P
Specification
- INCI Name
- Cera Flava
- Origin
- China
- Format
- Pellets
- Melting point, °C
- 61 – 65
- Acid value
- 17 to 24
- Ester value
- 70 to 80
- Ratio number
- 3.3 to 4.3
- Saponification value
- 87 to 104
- Test for ceresin, paraffin and certain other waxes
- Pass
- Test for glycerol and other polyhydric alcohols
- Pass
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